The Skate of Marrister is a flat ledge that extends about from the western shore of Whalsay, in the

Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...

islands of Scotland. It is slightly more than north-north-west from

Symbister Ness Symbister is the largest village and port on Whalsay, an island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland. The population in 1991 was 797. The focus of the village is the harbour, which is home to small fishing boats as well as large deep sea traw ...

off the village of

Marrister Marrister is a settlement on the west coast of Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It looks across Linga Sound to the island of West Linga. History Marrister was occupied in Viking times and a gold Viking ri ...

, in Linga Sound. At low tide the ledge rises above the water. There is a risk that the strong tide in Whalsay Sound (Linga Sound) will carry a boat onto the Skate. There is a minor light on the Skate with a nominal range of four miles, flashing green every six seconds. Piltock may be caught around the skate.

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Citations Sources * * * * Islets of Whalsay Uninhabited islands of Shetland Skerries of Scotland {{Shetland-geo-stub